diff --git a/trace_exporters/src/lib.rs b/trace_exporters/src/lib.rs
index d473af60f3..4eb08be2df 100644
--- a/trace_exporters/src/lib.rs
+++ b/trace_exporters/src/lib.rs
@@ -110,12 +110,17 @@ pub type Result<T, E = Error> = std::result::Result<T, E>;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "jaeger")]
 fn jaeger_exporter(config: &TracingConfig) -> Result<Arc<dyn TraceCollector>> {
+    use observability_deps::tracing::info;
+
     let agent_endpoint = format!(
         "{}:{}",
         config.traces_exporter_jaeger_agent_host.trim(),
         config.traces_exporter_jaeger_agent_port
     );
 
+    let service_name = &config.traces_exporter_jaeger_service_name;
+    info!(%agent_endpoint, %service_name, "Creating jaeger tracing exporter");
+
     let exporter = opentelemetry_jaeger::new_pipeline()
         .with_agent_endpoint(agent_endpoint)
         .with_service_name(&config.traces_exporter_jaeger_service_name)